Ruby Allmond

Ruby Nell Allmond (born 1923, Fannin County, Texas – died 2006) was an American singer/songwriter.

Early years Allmond was born on May 2, 1923, in Fannin County, Texas, near the town of Bailey. Her parents were Arthur M. Allmond and Lou Cole Allmond. The youngest of four children, she was raised on a cotton and corn farm. Though the family farmed for a living, they also performed music, and Allmond sang publicly for the first time at the age of four. She started playing country fiddle at a young age, borrowing a violin from her brother, Charles Raymond, and she practiced for long hours.

Career Allmond started her career as a musician in 1940, touring Oklahoma and North Texas. She performed in one band with her brothers, Charles Raymond and James Roy, while displaying a novel bowing technique, which combined harmony and rhythm. Later in the decade she toured with fellow violinists, Georgia “Slim” Rutland and Howard “Howdy” Forrester.